About the book: The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare
Too many months have passed and Matt's family still hasn't returned. Should he join the Beaver tribe heading north, or try to survive the coming winter alone? Learn more at Wikipedia.
Book Summary — 135 pages
Book Category — Historical Fiction
Theme — Family
Setting — Maine, 1768
Novel Study Highlights — 8 units
Spelling-Vocabulary — Light-Medium
Biblical Focus — Peaceful living
Related Studies — Penobscot Indians, Maine history
Grammar/Writing — Paragraphs, Possessives
The Sign of the Beaver Book FAQs
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The Sign of the Beaver is based on a true story from 1802 in which a teenage boy left to care for his family's cabin is helped by the Natives when his supplies are ravaged by a bear.
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The Sign of the Beaver is a novel about a boy left by himself in the wilderness of Maine for an entire summer who survives with the help of local Natives.
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The Biblical Focus of The Sign of the Beaver is Peaceful Living.
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Matt’s main problem is being left alone in the Maine wilderness. He is lonely and does not know how to take care of himself.
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